CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has posted both a winter weather advisory and winter storm watch for West Virginia counties for Friday into the weekend. The advisory began late Friday night and covers mainly southern counties through 1 p.m. Friday.

A winter weather advisory was issued for southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia on Thursday, December 4, with forecasted snowfall amounts of two to four inches expected over night, the National Weather Service said.

While measurable snowfall on Friday seems to have dissipated, a fast-moving system could bring up to 4 inches of snow to VA this weekend.

The system is the first of several waves of winter weather headed our way. Friday looks to bring a system which could generate up to four inches of snow in the lowlands of the state and higher amounts in the mountains.

December has just begun, but winter weather is already on the way for much of north central West Virginia. Amid approaching precipitation, the National Weather Service

After a weekend of snow in the Midwest, the winter weather is focused farther south on Monday, with snow hitting Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.